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Monday, December 01, 2014

Week 16 National Prep Football Poll released

WAUKEE, Iowa -- For the first time in four seasons, South Panola (Miss.) is back in the Top 25 of the National Prep Poll. The Tigers, who finished third in 2010, debuted at No. 13 in this week's poll following a 36-26 state-semifinal win over then-No. 11 Starkville. A win Friday over defending 6A champ Oak Grove would give South Panola its ninth state title since 2003.

^National
Prep Football Poll – Week 16=^By
Jamie DeMoney=

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The National Prep Football Poll is
compiled by Jamie DeMoney of XOS Digital with input from sportswriters,
experts, and coaches. The national Top 25 and regional Top 10's follow with
won-loss records:

#21.
Paramus, N.J., Paramus Catholic (9-1), playing for third consecutive state
title

#22.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas (12-1), 45-point average win margin
in three playoff games

#23.
Corona, Calif., Centennial (11-2), both losses to current or former Top 25
teams

#24.
Tulsa, Okla., Union (11-1), only defeat in OT to No. 17 Carroll

#25.
Webb City, Mo. (15-0), won fifth consecutive state title

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^Northeast=

#1.
Jersey City, N.J., St. Peter's Prep, 10-1

#2.
Paramus, N.J., Paramus Catholic, 9-1

#3.
Gibsonia, Pa., Pine-Richland, 14-0

#4.
Philadelphia, St. Joseph’s Prep, 9-3

#5.
Warminster, Pa., Archbishop Wood, 12-1

#6.
Oradell, N.J., Bergen Catholic, 8-3

#7.
Buffalo, N.Y., Canisius, 11-0

#8.
Red Bank, N.J., Red Bank Catholic, 11-1

#9.
Westwood, Mass., Xaverian Brothers, 11-0

#10.
Montvale, N.J., St. Joseph Regional, 8-3

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^East
Coast=

#1.
Irmo, S.C., Dutch Fork, 12-2

#2.
Virginia Beach, Va., Ocean Lakes, 13-0

#3.
Charlotte, N.C., Mallard Creek, 13-1

#4.
Chesapeake, Va., Oscar Smith, 12-1

#5.
Charleston, W.Va., Capital, 12-0

#6.
New Bern, N.C., 14-0

#7.
Duncan, S.C., Byrnes, 12-2

#8.
Damascus, Md., 13-0

#9.
Germantown, Md., Northwest, 12-1

#10.
Chantilly, Va., Westfield, 12-1

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^Southeast=

#1.
Moultrie, Ga., Colquitt County, 13-0

#2.
Miami, Booker T. Washington, 13-0

#3.
Buford, Ga., 13-0

#4.
Miami, Central, 12-1

#5.
Pinson, Ala., Clay-Chalkville, 14-0

#6.
Batesville, Miss., South Panola, 14-0

#7.
Daytona Beach, Fla., Mainland, 13-0

#8.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., St. Thomas Aquinas, 12-1

#9.
Pembroke Pines, Fla., Flanagan, 13-0

#10.
Hoover, Ala., 11-2

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^Midwest=

#1.
Lakewood, Ohio, St. Edward, 12-2

#2.
Huber Heights, Ohio, Wayne, 13-1

#3.
Lincolnshire, Ill., Stevenson, 14-0

#4.
Indianapolis, Ben Davis, 12-2

#5.
Kimberly, Wis., 14-0

#6.
Clarkston, Mich., 14-0

#7.
Macedonia, Ohio, Nordonia, 14-0

#8.
Carmel, Ind., 13-1

#9.
Cincinnati, La Salle, 13-1

#10.
New Lenox, Ill., Providence Catholic, 13-1

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^Midlands=

#1.
South Jordan, Utah, Bingham, 13-1

#2.
Webb City, Mo., 15-0

#3.
St. Louis, Christian Brothers, 14-0

#4.
Omaha, Neb., North, 13-0

#5.
Prairie Village, Kan., Shawnee Mission East, 13-0

#6.
Provo, Utah, Timpview, 14-0

#7.
Wichita, Kan., Bishop Carroll, 13-0

#8.
Pocatello, Id., Highland, 12-0

#9.
Greenwood Village, Colo., Cherry Creek, 11-3

#10.
Eden Prairie, Minn., 13-0

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^Southwest=

#1.
Las Vegas, Bishop Gorman, 14-0

#2.
Allen, Texas, 13-0

#3.
Manvel, Texas, 13-0

#4.
Dallas, Skyline, 13-0

#5.
Southlake, Texas, Carroll, 13-0

#6.
Chandler, Ariz., 13-1

#7.
Tulsa, Okla., Union, 11-1

#8.
Cedar Hill, Texas, 11-2

#9.
Euless, Texas, Trinity, 12-1

#10.
DeSoto, Texas, 10-2

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^West
Coast=

#1.
Concord, Calif., De La Salle, 12-0

#2.
Bellflower, Calif., St. John Bosco, 12-1

#3.
Bellevue, Wash., 13-0

#4.
Folsom, Calif., 13-0

#5.
Corona, Calif., Centennial, 11-2

#6.
Mililani, Hawaii, 12-0

#7.
Bothell, Wash., 13-0

#8.
Oceanside, Calif., 12-0

#9.
Portland, Ore., Central Catholic, 12-1

#10.
Sacramento, Calif., Grant, 13-0

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FEATS OF THE WEEK: Perennial power
Batesville, Miss., South Panola entered the national poll for the first time
this year after knocking off then-No. 11 Starkville, Miss., 36-26, in the 6A
state semifinals. The No. 13 Tigers can capture their ninth state title in the
last 13 seasons on Friday. ... No. 20 Chandler, Ariz., defeated rival Chandler,
Ariz., Hamilton, 28-7, to earn the Division I championship, its first crown
since 1949. Chandler senior quarterback Bryce Perkins (an Arizona St. commit)
accounted for 216 total yards and three touchdowns. ... Webb City, Mo. slipped
into the national poll at No. 25 after winning its fifth consecutive state
title and 13th overall. The Cardinals rallied from a 14-0 first-quarter deficit
against Cape Girardeau, Mo., Central to win 48-21 in the 4A championship game.
Webb City senior receiver Kiante Hardin (Minnesota) had 158 all-purpose yards
and two touchdowns. ... In a battle of regionally-ranked teams, Indianapolis,
Ben Davis toppled Carmel, Ind., 42-24, for the Indiana 6A championship. It’s
the eighth state title for the Giants, but their first since 2002. ... In the
Michigan state championships, what was the nation’s longest winning streak
among 11-man teams came to an end when Monroe, Mich., St. Mary Catholic Central
beat Ithaca, Mich., 22-12, for the Division 6 title. Ithaca had won 69 games in
a row. The longest streak now belongs to No. 7 Bellevue, Wash., which has won
its last 67 games. Meanwhile, in the Division 1 championship, regionally-ranked
Clarkston, Mich., beat Saline, Mich., 33-25, for its second consecutive crown.

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Compiled weekly weekly since 1987 and distributed by World Features Syndicate and the Associated Press, the National Prep Poll is the nation's second oldest weekly high school sports rankings. Doug Huff compiled the rankings from 1987 until 1999. Jamie DeMoney has compiled the poll since the start of the 1999 basketball season to the present.

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The National Prep Poll is the only high school poll distributed to newspapers and websites around the United States by the Associated Press.

Among the criteria used in the weekly compilation of the National Prep Poll rankings are strength of schedule, the ability to accomplish the ultimate goal on a team's schedule (i.e. winning a championship), impact players and performers, a team's coaching and recent tradition.